Garment drying support



July 17,1934. RlORDON 1,966,970

GARMENT DRYING SUPPORT Filed Jan. 22, 1954 FIE l INVENTOR.

Ayn ATTORNEY.

Patented July 17, 1934 STATES PTENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention has reference to a garment drying support, and is designedfor use in connection with a steam or hot water radiator of a commonpattern. It consists of a frame of simple form, provided with a pair ofspaced bars or rods, one of which rests on the radiator coils at oneside of the radiator, and the other of which is supported in closeproximity to said coils, for the convenient support of smaller articlesof wearing apparel, such as hosiery, handkerchiefs, and the like. It isof special advantage for use by transients in hotel rooms, people livingin apartments, and others in limited quarters, who desire to wash outand dry the small articles mentioned in their rooms. At the present timeit is customary to dry such articles by hanging them on pieces offurniture or on a small line strung up in the room, but these methodsare unsatisfactory, and the articles are usually suspended at somedistance from the heating apparatus, so that the drying process is slow.

The present invention provides a convenient means for supporting thegarments in a position where they will dry quickly, and where they willnot be an obstruction during the drying process. The device is also of asuitable size and shape for carrying in a trunk or other article ofbaggage, and it can be made in a collapsible form for such purpose.

There is set forth in the drawing herein a simple and preferred form ofthe invention, in which obvious changes in size and form can be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention. It is also possiblefor it to be used I in connection with heating appliances other thanthose shown herein. In said drawing;

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a heat radiator, with the invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 shows one form of the invention, detached.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of the device.

The first two figures of the drawing show a heat radiator, such as areused in connection with hot water or steam heating plants, consistcf 2.series of coils or sections 5, held in spaced relation. with each otherby cylindrical sections 6. Supported on said coils is a frame formed ofa pair of spaced rods or bars '7 and 8, united at their ends by pieces9. The rod 7 is provided at a central point with a hook 10, suitable forengagement with one of the connections 6, and adapted to hold the framein position, with the rod 7 supported on the coils and the rod 8 heldoutwardly therefrom, as shown in said figures 1 and 2. In this positionthe rod 8 furnishes a convenient support for small articles that havebeen washed out by hand, and when in place on said rod the articles aresuspended near the radiator, at one side thereof, and in a position tobe dried quickly by the heat coming from the coils.

The frame can be formed of a single piece of wire of suitable size andstrength, with one of the ends of the wire coiled on the other end nearthe hook 10, as shown at 11. The frame is of convenient size to holdseveral small articles of clothing at the same time, and it is also of asize and shape convenient for storage in a trunk or other piece ofbaggage. To render it more fitted to this use the frame may be formed ofa pair of telescopic sections, as shown in Fig. 4. In this figure onesection 12 is provided with parallel rods 13 and 14, slidably held inthe tubular rods 15 and 16 of a frame section 17. By this means thelength of the frame can be varied at will. In this arrangement each ofthe frame sections is provided with a hook 18, connected with sleeves 19on the rods 13 and 15. Said sleeves can be rigidly attached to the framepieces, or held loosely thereon, as desired, and if they are looselyconnected therewith the hooks can be folded against the frame when notin use. The frame sections can also be completely telescoped, forpacking the device in a suit-case or other receptacle, or if desired thesections can be entirely separated, and packed one upon the other. Thehook 10 can also have a hinge connection with the rod 7, permitting itto be folded against the frame for storage purposes.

As before stated, the invention is of simple form, requires a smallamount of material in its construction, and can be produced at a minimumof cost. When it is produced of suitable material it will be practicallyindestructible in the use for which it is designed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A clothes drying frame, adapted for support on a heat radiator having aseries of vertical coils, and connections between the coils, consistingof a single piece of rod, formed into a pair of parallel spaced sidebars and connecting end pieces, the ends of the rod being intercoiled atone side of the frame and formed into a hook for engagement with one ofthe radiator connections, with the bar containing said hook resting onthe tops of said coils and the other bar spaced outwardly therefrom.

NELLIE RIORDON.

